In the years between 1750 and 1868, English criminal justice underwent significant changes. The two most crucial developments were the gradual establishment of

Acknowledged as one of the best introductions to the history of crime in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,Crime and Society in England 1750-1900 examines

This study, first published in 1982, is concerned with the nature of crime in nineteenth-century Britain, and explores the response of the community and the pol

Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1660-1914 offers an overview of the changing nature of crime and its punishment from the Restoration to World War 1.

This book illuminates the origins and development of violence as a social issue by examining a critical period in the evolution of attitudes towards violence. I